Pubdate: Tue, 13 May 2003 Source: New Zealand Herald (New Zealand) Copyright: 2003 New Zealand Herald Contact: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/300 BRAZILIAN POLICE KILLED IN WAR WITH DRUG BARONS RIO DE JANEIRO - Ten police chiefs lost their jobs and two officers lost their lives yesterday in Brazil's spreading war with drug barons which has killed at least 100 in two weeks. Turf battles that until recently took lives in the shanty towns around Rio de Janeiro have spilled over into the tourist city's neighbourhoods. In the face of unprecedented drug-related violence, Rio de Janeiro's Public Safety Secretary, Anthony Garotinho, replaced 10 battalion commanders of the military police. Garotinho announced on Saturday that the occupation of several shanty towns, controlled by drug kingpins and where the fighting is concentrated, would continue indefinitely. - --- MAP posted-by: Beth